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New Dimensions in Testimony Wins Best Paper at Digital Storytelling Conference


The 2015 International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling awarded “Best Paper” to the staff of USC Shoah Foundation’s New Dimensions in Testimony project. Read More

Over 50 New Clips Added to IWitness Watch Page


The IWitness team has added 52 new clips to the Watch page. These clips cover a wide range of topics, from the Armenian Genocide to the Nanjing Massacre. Read More

To Keep the Memories Alive One Must Witness


I found as a teacher that the most challenging task when teaching about the Holocaust and genocide, is how to do it not using material that shocks the students to the point that they do not want to look at the content, study the history or listen to present day issues due to the emotional shut down that can occur. Read More

A Message from Andra Coulter


Special education teacher Andra Coulter shares how testimony inspired her students in unprecedented ways. Read More

Twenty New Testimonies to be Recorded for Nanjing Massacre Collection


USC Shoah Foundation is honoring the 78th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre today by returning to Nanjing to record 20 new testimonies for its Nanjing Massacre collection. Read More

IWitness Debuts First Theatre-Inspired Activity


Through a partnership with the National Jewish Theater Foundation, IWitness has added a brand-new activity that guides secondary students to develop historical narrative monologues using testimonies of Holocaust survivors, witnesses and liberators. Read More

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